Introduction: Host Michael Rand starts with two big back-to-back wins for the Wild and Wolves. Marc-Andre Fleury got a tremendous sendoff in Montreal and posted a 19-save shutout in the Wild's 4-0 victory. The Wolves clobbered Utah thanks to their bench. Both teams won both games of road back-to-backs, which is no easy feat.

13:00: Randy Johnson joins Rand to talk college hockey. The Gophers men are in good position in the rankings and PairWise but need to sort out some issues. Plus they look at the bigger picture of men's college hockey and major offseason news for Gophers football.

28:00: The Gophers women's hockey and basketball teams are playing the best of the best teams. And the Vikings need to get younger.

Introduction: Host Michael Rand starts with the Wolves' 121-113 victory over Phoenix late Wednesday, which included the first career ejection for head coach Chris Finch. He has been cranky the last few days, but his message seems to have hit the intended target as the Wolves have won four in a row and are five games above .500.

9:00: Star Tribune columnist La Velle E. Neal III joins Rand for their debate segment. In focus this week: Can the Wild survive without Kirill Kaprizov (they did a good job Wednesday), will Brian Flores ever get another shot as a head coach and are the Twins right to be optimistic about their pitching?

31:00: Vikings free agents in focus, St. Thomas men's basketball stays hot at home.

Host Michael Rand gives you the bad news first: The Gophers men's basketball team, which had stunned many of us with three good wins in a row, was humbled in a blowout loss at Michigan State on Tuesday. And Wild forward Kirill Kaprizov has been shut down again, this time for at least a month, as he undergoes surgery. But the Minnesota Frost won and are rolling again in the PWHL.

9:00: Star Tribune Twins writer Bobby Nightengale Jr. joins the show for an update on what has been a very quiet offseason. What moves might the Twins make between now and the start of the season? What is the timeline for a sale of the team? And what are realistic expectations for 2025?

31:00: Perspective from a Vikings fan.

Introduction: Host Michael Rand was going to tease Wolves fans again for turning their noses up at victory, but then it turned out that head coach Chris Finch felt the same way about Minnesota's 100-92 victory over a short-handed Atlanta squad. How will the Wolves respond to his criticism? And this much is certain: They should be glad Jimmy Butler isn't part of their mess.

10:00: Star Tribune Gophers men's basketball writer Marcus Fuller joins Rand to break down the stunning three-game winning streak for Minnesota. Is it sustainable heading into a tough game at Michigan State? And will the Gophers ever schedule St. Thomas?

31:00: Some attention for Gophers women's basketball heading into two daunting road games.

Introduction: Star Tribune columnist Patrick Reusse joins host Michael Rand for a look back at the weekend in sports. They started with the AFC and NFC title games, focusing mostly on Kansas City's 32-29 win over the Bills. Reusse says Buffalo got everything it deserved in the loss because of a stubborn insistence on running the "tush push" in short-yardage situations. And now we're stuck with Chiefs vs. Eagles again.

16:00: The Gophers men's basketball team has now won three games in a row after starting Big Ten play 0-6. Neither Reusse nor Rand can figure out what exactly is going on here.

25:00: Reusse has perspective from the Wolves' big win over the Nuggets on Saturday, plus thoughts on the Twins and their search for a new owner.

Introduction: Host Michael Rand starts with a 4-0 loss for the Wild to Utah. After finally getting two key players back (Kirill Kaprizov and Jared Spurgeon), the Wild fell flat on home ice Thursday. That tends to happen, so it's best not to overreact. Plus Rand gets to a listener question about what the Vikings might do at running back in 2025.

9:00: Star Tribune columnist Chip Scoggins joins Rand for a further exploration of the Vikings' offseason, questions about the cold stove Twins and musings about the Timberwolves.

34:00: Are we being too hard on Jaden McDaniels?

Introduction: Host Michael Rand isn't interested in style points. Did the Wolves win against a depleted Dallas squad? Yes. That's all you need to know, even if it did take uncharacteristically huge games from Mike Conley and Jaden McDaniels. All wins are good wins.

8:00: Daily Delivery debate with La Velle E. Neal III on the Vikings, Gophers hoops and Twins.

25:00: Explaining Sam Darnold and the franchise tag option.

Introduction: Host Michael Rand starts with a second consecutive impressive victory for the Gophers men's basketball team, who won in Iowa for the first time in a decade. Is this a positive blip during a disappointing season, or is Ben Johnson's team starting to build something?

6:00: Star Tribune Vikings writer Ben Goessling joins Rand to break down Kevin O'Connell's contract extension. With a new multi-year deal in hand, how does O'Connell go about setting the Vikings up for success? And what comes next for Minnesota in what figures to be a busy offseason?

20:00: Star Tribune Wolves writer Chris Hine joins to talk about the 22-21 squad, which needs to put together a run soon to move up in the standings.

38:00: Baseball on the brain.

Star Tribune columnist Patrick Reusse joins host Michael Rand for a look back at the weekend in sports, which included another close but ultimately unsatisfying Timberwolves loss to Memphis. More questions about late-game personnel and offense turned a five-point lead into a two-point defeat. Will Minnesota even make the play-in? Reusse isn't convinced they will.

16:00: The Wild earned a tough win at Colorado on Monday, continuing a yearlong trend of playing their best hockey on the road. Still without several key players, including Kirill Kaprizov, the Wild are staying competitive.

27:00: Washington thrashed the favored Lions, putting up 45 points to eliminate Detroit in the NFL playoffs. Should we be even more concerned now about how the Vikings ended their season? And what else did we learn from the division round?

Introduction: Host Michael Rand starts with the Gophers women's basketball team's seven-point loss at Maryland on Tuesday and sets up big home games for the Wild (against Edmonton) and the Wolves (against Golden State) on Wednesday.

7:00: Star Tribune Vikings writer Andrew Krammer joins the show for a final film review after a disappointing 27-9 playoff loss to the Rams. How do we explain Sam Darnold getting sacked nine times? Plus a look ahead to what figures to be a very disruptive offseason. With tons of free agents as well as possible coaching departures, the Vikings figure to look a lot different when they reconvene in 2025.

30:00: A season-ending version of Vikings poetry.

44:00: How will we remember this Vikings season?